Check LAN speed because if your on RAIDF you shouldn't see a big performance hit to write since parity isn't being done yet. It might be that particular HDD. I tested mine a bunch of times and I can write to my flexraid over LAN at about 100mb/sec FYI

I'm writing locally not over the network. I'm running the snapraid version. I agree with you that there should be no performance hit when working on a file but there it is.

I'm writing to the same disc but performance should not drop to this degree. Demuxing on a non flexraid drive or on my hardware raid does not have this kind of performance hit.

*I used to be able to hit the quote button multiple times so I can reply to multiple people in one post but that function seems to be lost now. Anyone know how I can get it back?

**Nevermind about the multi quote thing. I see that it is only available for the desktop and not the mobile version.

I would first copy everything off it. Then I would wipe it clean with a total format starting from the initialization as a GPT drive - then I would pound it overnight with a hdd test utility. If it didn't pass I'd RMA it.

RMA can be done on the mfg website. Seagate isn't much trouble to RMA. Use your serial number to set up the exchange then just send it following the instruction they email you with RMA code. It's as painless as such a process can be. You can Print shipping label and all that right from the email they send you. Anything you need to know is explained, there isn't much to it other than entering the serial number and your info and printing it out.

I did a full format of the drive and the C5 & C6 smart errors are gone now. I then ran the drive through some extended testing (write, read, surface, stress, etc.) and everything seems OK with no errors reported. Since this drive was pulled out of the pool, I'll use it now for backup and processing of TV shows and music like I had intended for the one that replaced it in the pool.

I did a full format of the drive and the C5 & C6 smart errors are gone now. I then ran the drive through some extended testing (write, read, surface, stress, etc.) and everything seems OK with no errors reported. Since this drive was pulled out of the pool, I'll use it now for backup and processing of TV shows and music like I had intended for the one that replaced it in the pool.

Sometimes this happens. I've had drives that seemed to come back to life and last for years. I usually try to keep an eye on it if it had problems, but if it checks out then you probably are safe.

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"Too much is almost enough. Anything in life worth doing is worth overdoing. Moderation is for cowards."

OC just for settings records is kinda silly, you could never use the system like this because the cooling requirement is rather fragile, and may require manual flow of liquid nitrogen or stuff like that (not sure how exactly they set this one up).
Great for them to set a record, but otherwise .. kinda pointless.

Yeah 9 series is beast. I think I mentioned that in one of your other threads. Stability like I've never seen before and OC ability like the golden days of P965.

If devil's Canyon is strong I might upgrade my 4770k. Originally I thought it was a small upside and in reality I don't need it for anything I do - but if it's super bad ass I might do it just because...

Ever watch Lone Survivor movie?

There is a great line just before they go out to combat:

"Anything in life worth doing is worth overdoing. Moderation is for cowards."

Its not only the better TIM, they also reduced the distance between the heat spreader and the cores, which helps with heat dissipation, ie. they just fixed a few of their "problems".
In the end, it will cool quite a bit better than a 4770K, but if thats worth replacing a 4770K over...

Its not only the better TIM, they also reduced the distance between the heat spreader and the cores, which helps with heat dissipation, ie. they just fixed a few of their "problems".
In the end, it will cool quite a bit better than a 4770K, but if thats worth replacing a 4770K over...

I'll wait and see. If they overclock 5ghz all day on air and stable I'd make the jump. Anything less than that it's not worth it.

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"Too much is almost enough. Anything in life worth doing is worth overdoing. Moderation is for cowards."

Probably just set your setting to many posts per page and use the scroll wheel; ignore text and stop at pictures.

What specifically do you want to see ? My current case is a Norco 4220. There's a few more guys here running those, and I built a couple more for some other folks throughout this thread.

But we can help you pick a case that's good for your application. Cases are a tough choice. Lots of things to consider. Looks and size being one of them. If you are looking for a closet or basement or garage or rack mount server a Norco with 24 or 20 bays is a good choice, but if you want something smaller you might like a HTPC component style, a desktop style tower case, a breadbox mini ITX, or even a hot swap NAS looking box. I'm pretty sure there's pictures of all of them at some point in this tread. But it easier to browse a place like newegg to check out different cases.

Tell us more about your needs or what you want to see and we can help, or I'll dig up a specific picture for you.

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"Too much is almost enough. Anything in life worth doing is worth overdoing. Moderation is for cowards."

For 30 TB, You'd be looking at (assuming 10 x 3 TB drives) either a Mid-Tower, Full Tower, or Server chassis. If you plan on using 4-6 TB drives, you could pack it into something smaller. Keep in mind you can always add 3.5" drives in 5.25" bays with either hot swap bays or drive cages. If you have a better idea on what environment this case will be in, how many drives you want to allocate for, budget, etc., we can probably give you some recommendations.

For 30 TB, You'd be looking at (assuming 10 x 3 TB drives) either a Mid-Tower, Full Tower, or Server chassis. If you plan on using 4-6 TB drives, you could pack it into something smaller. Keep in mind you can always add 3.5" drives in 5.25" bays with either hot swap bays or drive cages. If you have a better idea on what environment this case will be in, how many drives you want to allocate for, budget, etc., we can probably give you some recommendations.

thanks, i was just wondering if he ended up using one of the norco builds like the 4220. im interested in viewing those builds since that's probably what i will use for my next build

Switching back to a lower gear, we talked about the possibility of adding a third IBM card to my set up for more drives.

Currently I have an Asrock Extreme 3 Z77 motherboard + 2600k i7 + 8GB DDR3 1600mhz. It has two Dell cards in the PCI slots. I have 16 HDD's running from those, 8 each card, 4 per SAS8087 cable to my NORCO backplane. The last 4 I have running off my motherboard ports (the top row of my Norco). That populates all 20 bays.

I want to run a second enclosure and some more drives with an external SAS8087 connection.

The chance my motherboard will accept a third IBM card and function properly ? Anyone care to advise ?

If it won't work I'll likely just upgrade platforms to something like Extreme 11 mobo and use my 4770k CPU, when I replace that with Devils Canyon. (or X99)

I can use USB 4TB drives for my parity drives for now ? That is an option too.

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"Too much is almost enough. Anything in life worth doing is worth overdoing. Moderation is for cowards."